This time in 2014 I found the Hyderabadi top cops with the cortege of the Bibi Ka Alam highly offensive rude curt and I was shocked as I have the highest respect for them , I found earlier the Hyderabadi cops were polite and respectful and I was wearing my Press Card with a wound on my head so this attitude was uncalled for I did complain about this to their senior ,, we come from Mumbai not just to shoot Moharam but your adab tehzeeb culture and because we have shot it others like my American and French friend had come to Hyderabad to shoot the same .
We through our camera capture Hindu Muslim amity in Hyderabad during the journey of the Bibi Ka Alam and we dont do it for money ,, certainly not ,,
And strangely I was with Sajjad Bhai a Hyderabadi cop dressed in black clothes , and because of him I have been able to capture the Bibi Ka Alam upclose since 2003 .
This time I could not get close to the elephant though Abid Paiinter sitting on the elephant , he does know of my presence is my oldest dearest friend in Hyderabad and a caretaker of Azakhane Zehra.
So these are some old memories I think I will now move out of my Moharam in Hyderabad ambit ,,,time to move on to other cities , new places new faces .
I am still undecided about Chehlum..
But Id rather stay at home than shoot Chehlum in Mumbai..
I did that last year ..
